DECEMBER 17, 2013 - HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY AND SEE YOU IN 2014!
In the midst of this busy holiday season, there is an incredible true story unfolding. The oldest known wild bird in the world (continuously banded since December 10, 1956) is a Laysan albatross named Wisdom. She has just returned from several months at sea to Midway Island and has laid a new egg. She is 63 years old.
Can you imagine being a new mother at the tender age of 63? WOW! Some scientists estimate that she could have over 50 children. Pete Leary, the biologist on Midway has posted a video of Wisdom actually laying her egg. The chick will probably hatch in late January.This blog post will give more details, plus links to the video, still photos, and teacher resources. This was taken from a post on LMNET by Darcy an author and blogger from Little Rock, AR.
RONDA'S CORNER
I want to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday.
I just want to say "Well done"! I just got the stats from the Union Catalog for the months of September - December. As a group, our stats are 1,259 books borrowed through the new system and 1,314 books loaned. These numbers only represent the requests that were submitted using the new OPALS catalog. They do not include OCLC requests or any requests submitted through Learning Resources Medianet. They also do not include any that may have been filled without using the request ILL feature in the Union Catalog, ie someone emailed you and you filled it without the "official" request record. (Remember, you are responsible for tracking any that are filled this way.)
New titles added to the Professional Library since the last newsletter: PL1684 Plants Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology PL2035 Grade 1 Domain 7 Animals and Habitats Anthology PL1132 Grade 1 Domain 9 History of the Earth Anthology PL1679 Grade 5 Module 1 Unit 1 ELA Curriculum PL1681 Grade 5 Module 1 Unit 2 ELA Curriculum PL1555 Grade 5 Module 1 Unit 3 ELA Curriculum PL1129 Grade 5 Module 3A Unit 1 PL1680 Grade 6 Module 1 Unit 1 ELA Curriculum PL1682 Grade 7 Making Evidence Based Claims ELA Curriculum PL1537 Grade 7 Module 1 Unit 3 ELA Curriculum PL2134 Grade 7 Module 2A Unit 1 ELA Curriculum PL1131 Grade 8 Module 1 Unit 3 ELA Curriculum PL2032 Grade 8 Module 2A Unit 1 ELA Curriculum PL2033 Grade 9 Making Evidence Based Claims ELA Curriculum PL2034 The Five Senses Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology PL1685 Seasons and Weather Grade K ELA & Literacy Curriculum set PL1536 Grade 4 Module 2A Unit 1 ELA Curriculum PL1677 Grade 4 Module 2A Unit 3 ELA Curriculum PL1678 Grade 4 Module 3A Unit 2 ELA Curriculum PL1554 Grade 4 Module 3A Unit 3 ELA Curriculum PL1674 Grade 3 Module 1 Unit 1 ELA Curriculum PL1533 Grade 3 Module 1 Unit 3 ELA Curriculum PL1534 Grade 3 Module 3A Unit 1 ELA Curriculum PL1959 Grade 3 Module 3A Unit 3 ELA Curriculum PL1553 Grade 3 Module 4 Unit 1 ELA Curriculum PL1676 Grade 4 Module 1 Unit 3 ELA Curriculum PL1675 Grade 4 Module 4 Unit 1 PL1686 Cycles In Nature Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology PL1535 Grade 4 Module 2A Unit 2 ELA Curriculum PL2703 The Human Body Grade 1 ELA Curriculum Set PL2135 Grade 8 Making Evidence Based Claims ELA Curriculum PL1603 Texts and Lessons for Content-Area Reading More information on any of these titles can be found on the Learning Resources webpage. http://www.caboces.org/iss/resources
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Behind the Books: Nikki Grimes on the value of daydreaming
For daydreamers and the teachers of daydreamers everywhere! In this guest blog post, award-winning author Nikki Grimes describes the powerful and positive role that daydreaming played in her childhood and its influence on her new book, Words with Wings (Wordsong, 2013).
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Meet-the-Author Book Reading with Canadian award-winning author Elizabeth Stewart
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In the midst of this busy holiday season, there is an incredible true story unfolding. The oldest known wild bird in the world (continuously banded since December 10, 1956) is a Laysan albatross named Wisdom. She has just returned from several months at sea to Midway Island and has laid a new egg. She is 63 years old.
Can you imagine being a new mother at the tender age of 63? WOW! Some scientists estimate that she could have over 50 children. Pete Leary, the biologist on Midway has posted a video of Wisdom actually laying her egg. The chick will probably hatch in late January.This blog post will give more details, plus links to the video, still photos, and teacher resources. This was taken from a post on LMNET by Darcy an author and blogger from Little Rock, AR.
http://mimshouse.com/albatross-egg/
RONDA'S CORNER
I want to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday.
I just want to say "Well done"! I just got the stats from the Union Catalog for the months of September - December. As a group, our stats are 1,259 books borrowed through the new system and 1,314 books loaned. These numbers only represent the requests that were submitted using the new OPALS catalog. They do not include OCLC requests or any requests submitted through Learning Resources Medianet. They also do not include any that may have been filled without using the request ILL feature in the Union Catalog, ie someone emailed you and you filled it without the "official" request record. (Remember, you are responsible for tracking any that are filled this way.)
New titles added to the Professional Library since the last newsletter:
PL1684 Plants Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology
PL2035 Grade 1 Domain 7 Animals and Habitats Anthology
PL1132 Grade 1 Domain 9 History of the Earth Anthology
PL1679 Grade 5 Module 1 Unit 1 ELA Curriculum
PL1681 Grade 5 Module 1 Unit 2 ELA Curriculum
PL1555 Grade 5 Module 1 Unit 3 ELA Curriculum
PL1129 Grade 5 Module 3A Unit 1
PL1680 Grade 6 Module 1 Unit 1 ELA Curriculum
PL1682 Grade 7 Making Evidence Based Claims ELA Curriculum
PL1537 Grade 7 Module 1 Unit 3 ELA Curriculum
PL2134 Grade 7 Module 2A Unit 1 ELA Curriculum
PL1131 Grade 8 Module 1 Unit 3 ELA Curriculum
PL2032 Grade 8 Module 2A Unit 1 ELA Curriculum
PL2033 Grade 9 Making Evidence Based Claims ELA Curriculum
PL2034 The Five Senses Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology
PL1685 Seasons and Weather Grade K ELA & Literacy Curriculum set
PL1536 Grade 4 Module 2A Unit 1 ELA Curriculum
PL1677 Grade 4 Module 2A Unit 3 ELA Curriculum
PL1678 Grade 4 Module 3A Unit 2 ELA Curriculum
PL1554 Grade 4 Module 3A Unit 3 ELA Curriculum
PL1674 Grade 3 Module 1 Unit 1 ELA Curriculum
PL1533 Grade 3 Module 1 Unit 3 ELA Curriculum
PL1534 Grade 3 Module 3A Unit 1 ELA Curriculum
PL1959 Grade 3 Module 3A Unit 3 ELA Curriculum
PL1553 Grade 3 Module 4 Unit 1 ELA Curriculum
PL1676 Grade 4 Module 1 Unit 3 ELA Curriculum
PL1675 Grade 4 Module 4 Unit 1
PL1686 Cycles In Nature Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology
PL1535 Grade 4 Module 2A Unit 2 ELA Curriculum
PL2703 The Human Body Grade 1 ELA Curriculum Set
PL2135 Grade 8 Making Evidence Based Claims ELA Curriculum
PL1603 Texts and Lessons for Content-Area Reading
More information on any of these titles can be found on the Learning Resources webpage.
http://www.caboces.org/iss/resources
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The Gingerbread Man's Top Writing Tips
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and "12 Days of Christmas."
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You can also find the TeachingBooks Common Core materials in the following two ways:
Behind the Books: Nikki Grimes on the value of daydreaming
Read the guest blog post now.
Meet-the-Author Book Reading with Canadian award-winning author Elizabeth Stewart
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Series resources for informational STEM books
For example, search for "Scientists in the Field" and see the lesson plans, movies, etc. at: http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?sid=233
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Win Free Books
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See the December Contests & Giveaways on our blog.